Diane Keaton - Biography - IMDb Diane Keaton Biography Showing all 71 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Trade Mark (5) | Trivia (41) | Personal Quotes (17) | Salary (3) Overview (4) 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Mini Bio (1) Diane Keaton was born Diane Hall in Los Angeles, California, to Dorothy Deanne (Keaton), an amateur photographer, and John Newton Ignatius "Jack" Hall, a civil engineer and real estate broker. Her ancestry includes Irish, English, German, and Scottish. Keaton studied Drama at Santa Ana College before dropping out to study at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. After appearing in summer stock for several months, she got her first major stage role in the Broadway rock musical "Hair." As understudy to the lead, she gained attention by not removing any of her clothing. In 1970, Woody Allen cast her in his Broadway play "Play It Again, Sam," which had a successful run. It was during this time that she became involved with Allen and appeared in a number of his films.

The first one was Play It Again, Sam (1972), the screen adaptation of the stage play. That same year Francis Ford Coppola cast her as Kay in the Oscar-winning The Godfather (1972), and she was on her way to stardom. She reprized that role in the film's first sequel, The Godfather: Part II (1974). She then appeared with Allen again in Sleeper (1973) and Love and Death (1975). In 1977 she broke away from her comedy image to appear in the chilling Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), which won her a Golden Globe nomination. It was the same year that she appeared in what many regard as her best performance, in the title role of Annie Hall (1977), which Allen wrote specifically for her (her real last name is Hall, and her nickname is Annie), and what an impact she made. She won the Oscar and the British Award for Best Actress, and Allen won the Directors Award from the DGA. She started a fashion trend with her unisex clothes and was the poster girl for a lot of young males.

Her mannerisms and awkward speech became almost a national craze. The question being asked, though, was, "Is she just a lightweight playing herself, or is there more depth to her personality?" For whatever reason, she appeared in but one film a year for the next two years and those films were by Allen. When they broke up she was next involved with Warren Beatty and appeared in his film Reds (1981), as the bohemian female journalist Louise Bryant. For her performance she received nominations for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe. For the rest of the 1980s she appeared infrequently in films but won nominations in three of them. Attempting to break the typecasting she had fallen into, she took on the role of a confused, somewhat naive woman who becomes the tool of Middle Eastern terrorists in The Little Drummer Girl (1984). To offset her lack of movie work, Diane began directing. She directed the documentary Heaven (1987), as well as some music videos. For television she directed an episode of the popular, but strange, Twin Peaks (1990).

In the 1990s she began to get more mature roles, though she reprized the role of Kay Corleone in the third "Godfather" epic, The Godfather: Part III (1990). She appeared as the wife of Steve Martin in the hit Father of the Bride (1991) and again in Father of the Bride Part II (1995). In 1993 she once again teamed with Woody Allen in Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993), which was well received. In 1995 she received high marks for Unstrung Heroes (1995), her first major feature as a director. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Tony Fontana Trade Mark (5) Known for playing eccentric, free spirited, often independent minded characters. Distinctive lilting way of speaking Considered pioneering in starting the tendency of women to dress in men's clothes Trivia (41) 1995: Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History" (#46). Has adult-onset asthma. Born at 2:49 a.m. PST. Has never married.

She is not related to Michael Keaton , as her birth name is Diane Hall. She changed her last name to her mother's maiden name as a result of a Diane Hall already being in the Actors Guild. According to her, Michael Keaton had a similar problem with his natural name when entering the Guild (his birth name is Michael Douglas !), though he picked "Keaton" because he liked Diane's name. Was part of the original cast of the Broadway musical "Hair" (1968). Woody Allen said of her, "In real life, Keaton believes in God. But she also believes that the radio works because there are tiny people inside it." She wanted to direct a remake of the film The Blue Angel (1930) (aka "The Blue Angel") with Madonna in the lead but the project was canceled. Was nominated for Broadway's 1969 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Drama) for "Play It Again, Sam," a performance she recreated in the film version with the same title, Play It Again, Sam (1972). In both her 1977 films, Annie Hall (1977) and Looking for Mr.

Goodbar (1977), The Godfather (1972) is referenced. In "Annie Hall," Woody Allen mentions the film as two men bother him for an autograph outside a movie theater. In "Goodbar", Theresa (Keaton) is seen reading Mario Puzo 's "The Godfather" at a bar counter when Richard Gere approaches her. Two of her four Oscar-nominated roles were directed by her then boyfriends: Annie Hall (1977) (which won her an Oscar) was directed by Woody Allen and Reds (1981) was directed by Warren Beatty . She and Woody Allen made 8 movies together: Play It Again, Sam (1972), Sleeper (1973), Love and Death (1975), Annie Hall (1977), Interiors (1978), Manhattan (1979), Radio Days (1987) and Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993). Revived the fashion style created by Marlene Dietrich and Katharine Hepburn , when women all over the world started to wear suits and ties; first recognized by the public in Annie Hall (1977).

Woody Allen wrote her starring vehicle, Annie Hall (1977), with her in mind. Her real name is Diane Hall and her nickname is Annie. 2006: Her performance as Annie Hall in Annie Hall (1977) is ranked #60 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time. Parents: Dorothy Keaton (b.1921, d.2008), a housewife, and Jack Hall (b.1921, d.1990), a civil engineer. She's the oldest of four children. Diane has a brother named Randy Hall (b.March 21th 1948) and two sisters named Robin Hall (b.March 27th 1951) and Dorrie Hall (b. April 1st 1953). Had an on-off relationship with Al Pacino in the '70s and '80s. Was cited as one of the most promising movie personalities of 1973 in John Willis' 1974 Film Annual "Screen World" book.

Studied acting under the legendary acting teacher, Sanford Meisner , at NYC's prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse. Favorite movie: Something's Gotta Give (2003). Has two adopted children - a daughter Dexter Keaton (b.1995) and a son Duke Keaton (b.2000). Had skin cancer, which she overcame [November 21, 2011]. Warren Beatty originally offered Keaton Julie Christie 's part in Heaven Can Wait (1978), but decided against it to do the more challenging role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977). She did however take the role of Louise Bryant in Reds (1981), a role which Beatty originally offered to Christie. Received The Hollywood Reporter's 2012 Sherry Lansing Leadership Award on December 5, 2012. Her paternal grandmother was of Irish descent. Diane's other roots are English, Scottish, German, and more distant Austrian. Is one of 3 actresses to have won the Best Actress Academy Award for their portrayal of a character named "Annie".

The others are Anne Bancroft (for The Miracle Worker (1962)) and Kathy Bates (for Misery (1990)). Her acting mentor was Actor and Director Warren Beatty . Appeared in a commercial for L'Oreal Paris' "Age Perfect" skin care makeup. [2010] As of 2014, has appeared in five films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Godfather (1972), The Godfather: Part II (1974), Annie Hall (1977), Reds (1981) and The Godfather: Part III (1990). Of those, The Godfather (1972), The Godfather: Part II (1974) and Annie Hall (1977) are winners in the category. Was the 81st actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Actress Oscar for Annie Hall (1977) at The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) on April 3, 1978.

Has a street named after her in front of Santa Ana High school in Santa Ana, California, the school where she is an alumni. Shares the same birthday with her The Godfather (1972) cast mate, Robert Duvall , fifteen years apart, Diane's birthday being January 5, 1946, and Robert's birthday being January 5, 1931. Is one of 11 actresses who won the Best Actress Oscar for a move that also won the Best Picture Oscar (she won for Annie Hall (1977)). The others are Claudette Colbert for It Happened One Night (1934), Luise Rainer for The Great Ziegfeld (1936), Vivien Leigh for Gone with the Wind (1939), Greer Garson for Mrs.

Miniver (1942), Louise Fletcher for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Shirley MacLaine for Terms of Endearment (1983), Jessica Tandy for Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Jodie Foster for The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Gwyneth Paltrow for Shakespeare in Love (1998) and Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby (2004). Shares the same birthday with eponymous television interviewer Charlie Rose (1991), with four years age difference between them, with Charlie Rose , being born January 5, 1942, and Diane's birthday being January 5, 1946, with Diane being an interview subject at Charlie's famous round oak table at least four times between 2003 and 2011. Shares the same birthday with her The Other Sister (1999) cast mate, Joe Flanigan , twenty-one years apart, Diane's birthday being January 5, 1946, and Joe's birthday being January 5, 1967.

Personal Quotes (17) I think that people who are famous tend to be underdeveloped in their humanity skills. [on her nude scene in Something's Gotta Give (2003)] At this point, does it really matter? Nobody is looking at me the way I once imagined people would look at me, like with deviant thoughts. I think they just go, "Huh. There it is. Intact." I find the same thing sexy in a man now as I always have: humor. I love it when they are funny. It's to die for. Of course I recognized myself in the roles [ Woody Allen ] wrote. I mean, in Annie Hall (1977) particularly. I was this sort of novice who had lots of feelings but didn't know how to express herself, and I see that in Annie. I think Woody used a kind of essential quality that he found in me at that time, and I'm glad he did because it worked really well in the movie. I build a wall around myself. I'm hard to get to know. Any trait you have, it gets worse as you go along. I think about dying every single day.

I've lost lots of friends, and they die in the most bizarre ways. It's like, "That can't possibly be! How could that have happened?" And all I can think is, "That could have been me." It's kind of true, you do disappear off the planet if you are a middle-aged woman, but that has some advantages as well. Because too much of my life was spent waiting to be seen. Hoping to be seen, hoping to be picked. Once you realize that you aren't looked at that way any more, other things start to happen and you have to depend on other things to get by. I had a career and I came to motherhood late and am not married and have never had such a trusting relationship with a man - and trust is where the real power of love comes from. When I was younger I had these enormous vanities about what I expected from myself. I'm glad to have a comfortable and fascinating life, but now I see it for what it is, so I can be braver and more spontaneous and say to myself, "Oh, screw it, just go out there and do it." I'm limited, so, I kind of know where I fit as an actress.

I kind of get it now, finally, after all of these years of trying to be a dramatic actress. I kind of think that'd I'd like to continue dealing with these things in a funny, lighter vein, but also truthful and honest. I just have to keep going back to the core and think that we're all afraid of it and when we're afraid of it, you run to something much easier, something that looks like candy. [Regarding getting drug shots before each performance of the 1968 rock musical, "Hair"] At the time it was astonishing to have a job. It was odd. Before the show opened we got a shot by a doctor Bishop. A vitamin shot, only it was not vitamins. It was like methamphetamines. You were flying. A lot of people got addicted. The idea of speaking your thoughts out loud is so important. It's been downplayed recently because now we have medication to help people in situations. But I think it's important to talk your thoughts out loud, because you don't really own them until you do that. When I first got to know Woody and I was going out with him, I noticed that people never wanted to hear anything that I had to say at all.

They just wanted to be in the shadow of his light and I remember really having a hard time with that. I would audition for the talent show when I was in junior high school, and I was going to sing All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth. But it was my mother's idea that I black out my teeth at the tryout, and that of course secured my position on the list of people who would be in the talent show. When I was little, we'd get in the station wagon and go all over California. Childhood memories can really dominate your life. Don't give up on yourself. So you make a mistake here and there; you do too much or you do too little. Just have fun. Smile. And keep putting on lipstick.

Salary (3) Michael Keaton - Biography - IMDb Michael Keaton Biography Showing all 80 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (2) | Spouse (1) | Trivia (52) | Personal Quotes (19) | Salary (2) Overview (4) 5' 9" (1.75 m) Mini Bio (2) Quirky, inventive and handsome US actor, Michael Keaton first achieved major fame with his door busting performance as fast talking, ideas man "Bill Blazejowski" alongside nerdish morgue attendant Henry Winkler in Night Shift (1982). Keaton was born Michael John Douglas on September 5, 1951 in Coraopolis, Pennsylvannia, to Leona Elizabeth (Loftus), a homemaker, and George A. Douglas, a civil engineer and surveyor. He is of Irish, as well as English, Scottish, and German, descent. Michael studied speech for two years at Kent State, before dropping out and moving to Pittsburgh.

An unsuccessful attempt at stand-up comedy led Keaton to working as a TV cameraman in a cable station, and he came to realize he wanted to work in front of the cameras. Keaton first appeared on TV in several episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968). He left Pittsburgh and moved to Los Angeles to begin auditioning for TV. He began cropping up in popular TV shows including Maude (1972) and The Mary Tyler Moore Hour (1979). Around this time, Keaton decided to use an alternative surname to remove confusion with better-known actor Michael Douglas . After reading an article on actress Diane Keaton , he decided that Michael Keaton sounded good. His next break was scoring a co-starring role alongside Jim Belushi in the short-lived comedy series Working Stiffs (1979), which showcased his comedic talent and led to his co-starring role in Night Shift (1982). Keaton next scored the lead in the comedy hits Mr. Mom (1983), Johnny Dangerously (1984) , Gung Ho (1986) and the Tim Burton horror-comedy Beetlejuice (1988).

Keaton's career was given another major boost when, in 1989, Tim Burton cast him as millionaire playboy / crime-fighter "Bruce Wayne" in the big budget Batman (1989). To say there were howls of protest by fans of the caped crusader comic strip is an understatement! Warner Bros. was deluged with thousands of letters of complaint commenting that comedian Keaton was the wrong choice for the Caped Crusader. Their fears were proven wrong when Keaton turned in a sensational performance, and he held his own on screen with opponent Jack Nicholson playing the lunatic villain, "The Joker". Keen to diversify his work, Keaton next appeared as a psychotic tenant in Pacific Heights (1990), as a hard-working cop in One Good Cop (1991) and then donned the black cape and cowl once more for Batman Returns (1992).

He remained in demand during the 1990s, appearing in a wide range of films including the star-studded Shakespearian Much Ado About Nothing (1993), another Ron Howard comedy The Paper (1994), with sexy Andie MacDowell in Multiplicity (1996), as a dogged cop in Jackie Brown (1997) and the mediocre thriller Desperate Measures (1998). In the 2000s, Keaton has appeared in several productions with mixed success, including Live from Baghdad (2002), First Daughter (2004) and Herbie Fully Loaded (2005). He returned to major film roles in the 2010s, co-starring in RoboCop (2014) and Need for Speed (2014), and playing the lead in Best Picture Oscar winner Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, his first. - IMDb Mini Biography By: firehouse44@hotmail.com Michael Keaton is an American actor. He is currently a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University.

Keaton first rose to fame for his comedic film roles in Night Shift (1982), Mr. Mom (1983), Johnny Dangerously (1984) and Beetlejuice (1988), and he earned further acclaim for his dramatic portrayal of Bruce Wayne / Batman in Tim Burton 's Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992). Since then, he has appeared in a variety of films ranging from dramas and romantic comedies to thriller and action films; such as Clean and Sober (1988), The Dream Team (1989), Pacific Heights (1990), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), My Life (1993), The Paper (1994), Multiplicity (1996), Jackie Brown (1997), The Other Guys (2010), Need for Speed (2014), RoboCop (2014) and Spotlight (2015), and he also provided voices for characters in the animated films Cars (2006), Toy Story 3 (2010) and Minions (2015).

Keaton's critically praised lead performance in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, the Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor and Best Actor in a Comedy, and nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award, British Academy Film Award, and Academy Award for Best Actor. Keaton's career was given another major boost when he was again cast by Tim Burton , this time as the title comic book superhero of Batman (1989). Burton cast him because he thought that Keaton was the only actor who could portray someone who has the kind of darkly obsessive personality that the character demands. Warner Bros. received thousands of letters of complaint by fans commenting that Keaton was the wrong choice to portray Batman, given his prior work in comedies and the fact that he lacked the suave, handsome features and tall, muscular physicality often attributed to the character in the comic books. However, Keaton's dramatic performance earned widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike, and Batman (1989) became one of the most successful films of the year.

Keaton remained active during the 1990s, appearing in a wide range of films, including Pacific Heights (1990), One Good Cop (1991), My Life (1993) and the star-studded Shakespearean story Much Ado About Nothing (1993). He also starred in another Ron Howard film, The Paper (1994), as well as with Andie MacDowell in Multiplicity (1996) and twice in the same role, Elmore Leonard character Agent Ray Nicolette, in Jackie Brown (1997) and Out of Sight (1998). In 2014 Keaton starred alongside Zach Galifianakis , Edward Norton , Emma Stone , and Naomi Watts in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), a film by 21 Grams (2003) and Biutiful (2010) director Alejandro G. Iñárritu .

In the film, Keaton plays Riggan Thomson, a screen actor, famous for playing the iconic titular superhero, who puts on a Broadway play based on a Raymond Carver short story, to regain his former glory. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his portrayal of Thomson and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Pedro Borges Spouse (1) ( 5 June 1982 - 29 January 1990) (divorced) (1 child) Trivia (52) When he realized he needed to change his name to join the union, he was in the K's for surnames and thought it inoffensive so chose Keaton. It is a misconception that it was after Diane Keaton . Was in a relationship with Courteney Cox from 1989-95. Has a home in Pacific Palisades (CA) plus ranches in Santa Barbara (CA) and Montana. The 1000-acre Montana ranch, where he grows hay and raises cattle, features a four-bedroom cedar-and-stone ranch house.

Tim Burton cast him in the title role of Batman (1989) because he thought that Keaton was the only actor who could believably portray someone who has the kind of darkly obsessive personality that the character has. There was a great deal of fan anger over his selection, forcing the studio to release an advance trailer both to show that Keaton could do the role well and that the movie would not be a campy parody like the television series Batman (1966). Attended and graduated from Montour High School in Robinson Township, PA. Is the youngest of seven siblings. Has three brothers and three sisters. Has one son with ex-wife Caroline McWilliams : 'Sean Douglas (VI) (born May 27, 1983). Decided to change his name when he began acting because there was already a Michael Douglas in movies and a Mike Douglas in broadcasting. While he uses a stage name, he has never legally changed his name to Michael Keaton. One of only two actors to reprise the role of Batman in major, live-action films ( Batman (1989)/ Batman Returns (1992).

Adam West did only one movie ( Batman: The Movie (1966)) as Batman (along with the live-action TV series Batman (1966) and voice-work) and Kevin Conroy has only done voice-work as Batman. Christian Bale is the second and most recent actor to play the role more than once with ( Batman Begins (2005) followed by The Dark Knight (2008) and for a third time in The Dark Knight Rises (2012)). Has played Agent Ray Nicolette in Jackie Brown (1997) and again in Out of Sight (1998). Started his career as a stagehand in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968) (he operated "Picture, Picture"), and in 2004 he produced a documentary on Rogers, Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor (2004). Turned down the role of the ill-fated mad scientist Dr. Seth Brundle in David Cronenberg 's remake The Fly (1986). The role eventually went to Jeff Goldblum . Is a Second City alumnus - a member of the Los Angeles branch.

According to Mike Myers on Revealed with Jules Asner (2001), Keaton saw him perform at Second City Toronto. After the show ended, Keaton went to personally congratulate Myers and said, "Keep up the great work." Myers would soon work with Keaton on an episode of Saturday Night Live (1975) when Keaton was guest host. His son, Sean Douglas , plays keyboard for a band called "The Hatch". Has appeared with the late Christopher Reeve in Speechless (1994). Keaton and Reeve played DC Comics' two most iconic characters, Batman and Superman. He was originally to play the role of Dr. Jack Shephard on the television series Lost (2004), with the understanding that the character would be killed off early on in the series. Keaton later had to walk away from the role when the creators decided not to kill off the doctor. Matthew Fox ended up playing the character. Was parodied by Matthew Perry on Saturday Night Live (1975).

Was offered the role of either Peter Venkman or Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters (1984) but turned down both roles, which went to Bill Murray and Harold Ramis , respectively. Was originally slated to play Jeff Daniels character in Woody Allen 's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) and actually did film some scenes, but Allen decided this was not working and replaced him with Daniels. He had the same fate in Mystic River (2003) when he was cast in the role of Sean Devine, filmed some scenes but he and director Clint Eastwood had creative differences on the project and Keaton opted to leave the film. Was considered for the role of Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Was considered for the role of Dr. Curtis McCabe in Vanilla Sky (2001). Was considered for the role of Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003). Was considered for the role of Lt. Col. Kazinski in Jarhead (2005).

An avid fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers, he grew up about five miles from former Steelers coach Bill Cowher 's hometown of Crafton, PA. Enjoys snowboarding, golf, mountain biking, fly-fishing and riding horses on his California and Montana ranches. One of his favorite hobbies is fly-fishing, a hobby he shares with his Night Shift (1982) co-star Henry Winkler . Was 40 years old when filming Batman Returns (1992), which made him the oldest actor at the time to play Batman in a live-action film. He was later succeeded by Ben Affleck , who was 41 years old when cast in the role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). Is the fourth--and shortest--actor to play Bruce Wayne/Batman. His father had English, Scottish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), and German ancestry, while his mother had Irish ancestry. In an interview, he named Mr.

Mom (1983), Gung Ho (1986), Clean and Sober (1988), Beetlejuice (1988), Batman (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), The Paper (1994) and Live from Baghdad (2002) as favorite films of his own, with Beetlejuice (1988) as his top pick. Almost reprised his role as Batman/Bruce Wayne in Tim Burton 's unmade "Superman Lives", even though Val Kilmer had played the role in his place in Batman Forever (1995). When asked in an interview which historical figure he wished he could play, his choice was Hall of Fame baseball player Ted Williams . Is an avid news junkie and at one point had considered a career in journalism. Has played a journalist in three films: The Paper (1994), Live from Baghdad (2002) and Spotlight (2015). Has worked with three generations of actresses: Melanie Griffith and her mother Tippi Hedren in Pacific Heights (1990), and Griffith's daughter Dakota Johnson in Need for Speed (2014).

As of 2016 has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Toy Story 3 (2010), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) and Spotlight (2015). Of those, Birdman and Spotlight are winners in the category. He was directed by Ron Howard in three films: Night Shift (1982), Gung Ho (1986) and The Paper (1994). Same goes with Tim Burton : Beetlejuice (1988), Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992). Has appeared with Geena Davis in Beetlejuice (1988) and Speechless (1994), and had he accepted the lead role in The Fly (1986), this would be their third film (and the first they would be making together). As of 2016 he remains as the only Bruce Wayne/Batman actor to not be directed by Terrence Malick .

George Clooney appeared in The Thin Red Line (1998); Ben Affleck appeared in To the Wonder (2012); Christian Bale appeared in The New World (2005) and Knight of Cups (2015); and Val Kilmer is due to appear in Malick's upcoming film, which also stars Bale. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6931 Hollywood Blvd. on July 28, 2016. He was awarded Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters by French culture minister Fleur Pellerin on January 18, 2016. A Democrat, he endorsed President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012 and Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination in 2016. He was considered for the role of Harry Belafonte in When Harry Met Sally... (1989), which went to Billy Crystal . He was considered for the role of Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia (1993), which went to Tom Hanks . He turned down the lead role in Clean Slate (1994) in favor of My Life (1993).

John McTiernan wanted him to star in The 13th Warrior (1999), but the studio did not want him. He was considered for the role of Jack Traven in Speed (1994), which went to Keanu Reeves . He turned down John C. Reilly 's role in Kong: Skull Island (2017) due to scheduling conflicts. He was considered for the lead role in Police Academy (1984), which went to Steve Guttenberg . He was offered the role of Chili Palmer in Get Shorty (1995), which went to John Travolta . He would later play Ray Nicolette in Jackie Brown (1997) and Out of Sight (1998), which were also based on Elmore Leonard books. He turned down the role of Alan Bauer in Splash (1984), which went to Tom Hanks . He was considered for one of Jack Nicholson 's roles in Mars Attacks! (1996). He was considered for the role of Jim Garrison in JFK (1991), which went to Kevin Costner .

He was considered for the role of Roy Munson in Kingpin (1996), which went to Woody Harrelson . He was offered the male lead in Cutthroat Island (1995), which went to Matthew Modine . He worked on a Navajo reservation in New Mexico when he was age 21. Is a huge fan of Katy Perry . Personal Quotes (19) [after interviewer Michael Parkinson commented on his birth name being Michael Douglas] Yeah, I had to change my name because there were two other actors registered at Equity with that name. One of them is doing quite well from what I understand, the other is making cheap porn movies--like Basic Instinct (1992). [comparing making Batman Returns (1992) to the first Batman (1989) film] In some ways this one was harder, because I felt like I was doing an impersonation of myself. Which, aside from being nearly impossible, is really weird. [on his decision not to reprise his role as Batman in Batman Forever (1995)] I was waiting in line for another movie and just kind of poked my head in . . . watched about 10 minutes.

I saw enough to know that I made the right decision. [When asked what he thought of Batman Begins (2005) before its release] My prediction, I don't know anything about it, but I feel this way about it. It's gonna be good, because he's a really good actor [ Christian Bale ] and that's a really good director [ Christopher Nolan ]. And they've had years and years and years, and hundreds of millions of dollars, or at least tens of millions of dollars to figure it out. I say it's gonna be good. I picture it's gonna be good. And also, I swear to God it's not an "I told you so", it's maybe an interesting thing, that when I didn't like the third script . . . I just said "I really don't like this, and I don't want to do it", 'cause what I wanted to do, is what I'm told and I don't know if this is true yet so don't hold me to this until I see it, but I'm told it's more a prequel. And that was what I thought would've been a hip way to go the third time.

This guy is so endlessly fascinating potentially, why not go and see how he got there. [when asked if he was ever offered a villain role in a superhero film] No, but it would be fun. I don't think I'd take Jack's [ Jack Nicholson ] stance on it. I think it'd be fun because those are the roles where you get to chew it up. I'll always stand by the first "Batman". Even for its imperfections, people will never know how hard that movie was to do. A lot of that still holds up. [on filming Batman (1989) in London] It was a lonely time for me, which was great for the character, I suppose. I would run at night in London just trying to get tired enough so I could sleep. I didn't talk to people much. My little boy was a toddler, and the woman I was married to at the time, we were not together but we were trying to figure it out and get back together. It was me in London, alone, and my sleep during that whole movie was never right. As often as I could, I was getting on the Concorde and trying to get back to spend some time with my kid . . .

It was an extremely difficult undertaking and [ Tim Burton ] os a shy guy, especially back then, and there was so much pressure. We were in England for a long time shooting at Pinewood and it was long, difficult nights in that dank, dark, cold place, and we never knew if it was really working. There was no guarantee that any of this was going to play correctly when it was all said and done. There had never been a movie like it before. There was a lot of risk, too, with Jack [ Jack Nicholson ] looking the way he did and me stepping out in this new way. The pressure was on everybody. You could feel it. [2011, on his work ethic] I played a lot of sports when I was a kid so I get in that ballgame mindset of being really, really respectful, but at same time saying to yourself, "Don't back down a single inch, hang with these guys if you can." If they throw it high and tight you have to stand in there, you can't take yourself out of that moment.

[2011, on Night Shift (1982)] The character I invented was a combination of some people I knew and some things I made up, and afterward there [were other projects and offers] that would have meant trying to repeat that over and over, to be the "glib young man", whatever that is, but that held no interest for me. I literally thought the idea of all this, when you do it for a living, is to play a lot of different things. If you do the same thing over and over, that will eventually start to close in on you. [2011, on Beetlejuice (1988)] From an art perspective, I don't know how you get better than "Beetlejuice". In terms of originality and a look, it's 100% unique. If you consider the process of taking something from someone's mind--meaning Tim Burton ]--and putting it on the screen, I think that movie is incomparable. [2011, on playing Beetlejuice] I wanted him to be pure electricity, that's why the hair just sticks out. At my house, I started creating a walk and a voice.

I got some teeth. I wanted to be scary in the look and then use the voice to add a dash of goofiness that, in a way, would make it even scarier. I wanted something kind of moldy to it, too. [ Tim Burton ] had the striped-suit idea and we added the big eyes. I think that movie will go forever because it's 100% original. [2011, on filming Batman Returns (1992)] We got to be back home [filming in Burbank] so that made me happy. It was quite the cast with Michelle Pfeiffer and Danny DeVito and everyone. It wasn't as satisfying to me when I saw it, but maybe that's because the bar was set so high on the first one. I think I only watched it one time. I knew we were in trouble in talks for the third one when certain people started the conversation with "Why does it have to be so dark?" "Why does he have to be so depressed?" "Shouldn't there be more color in this thing?" I knew I was headed for trouble and that it wasn't a road I was going to go down.

[2011, on Clean and Sober (1988)] The subject matter was so difficult, but oddly everyone really had fun on the shoot. One great thing about being an actor, too, is that if you have a pulse you learn something. That's one of the great joys and bonuses of it. You're forced to ask certain questions. [2011, on Much Ado About Nothing (1993)] That's a movie where I said, "I can't do this" and it ended up being probably one of my top five experiences ever. I had to find a way in; I didn't really know what to do, quite frankly . . . In the end, [ Kenneth Branagh ] didn't get scared off by my unorthodox approach, he embraced it and was really hands-on, thankfully. It was literally like acting in another language. I had taken maybe one two-day Shakespearean class in my life, so I had no knowledge. [2011, on filming The Paper (1994)] It's an awful lot of fun to be in an ensemble, especially when you're talking about Glenn Close , Robert Duvall and that level of actor.

It was also the first time I met Duvall. People were nervous on the set when he was coming in; he's a presence, somebody to [reckon] with. I just loved it. I had a ball being there with him. It felt like the first time I acted with Jack Nicholson . These guys are in their very nature larger-than-life personalities, and then they're great actors on top of that and then they're iconic on top of that. [2011, on his life as an actor] I never saw what I did for a living as who I am. But if there's a job in the world where that can get blurry, this is the one. The line gets really blurry for a lot of people, and for understandable reasons just as you go through life and this business. You don't have to be especially weak to become extremely self-involved in this business, and I just never wanted to go down that road . . . Alan Arkin said to me once that he wanted to have a really big life and a really good career. And I think that's really sane.

[on the backlash over his casting in Batman (1989)] When they hung me in effigy, that was, for me, harsh. [on Michelle Pfeiffer ] What impressed me about Michelle is that she's a California beach chick, no elevated education, but when you're smart you just get smarter. [on being asked if he got jealous when other actors played Batman] No. Do you know why? Because I'm Batman. I'm very secure in that. [Paying tribute to Michael Gough ] To Mick--my butler, my confidant, my friend, my Alfred. I love you. God bless. Salary (2) Why Diane Keaton Never Married - ABC News ABC News Why Diane Keaton Never Married April 24, 2014 via GOOD MORNING AMERICA Franziska Krug/Getty Images At age 68, Diane Keaton has tried and succeeded at many things - but tying the knot is not one of them. "It's not the worst tragedy. But I really wish I had bought myself a man! A good man who would be a great father, I really do.

I think it's a better way to go," the never-married actress and mother of two told People magazine . "I think I was not practical," she said about why she never wed. "I had some insane idea that I had to be 'in love.' Now I see what it really takes: real consideration that you're a good team together." Diane Keaton Kisses and Tells The Oscar-winning actress revealed that the man she most wanted to marry was her "Godfather" costar and boyfriend of five years, Al Pacino. "But he was even less inclined to be realistic than me. And I was on the cusp of being very old," she told the magazine. "So that poor guy. I don't think he was really that interested. And I don't think a long-term happy marriage would be easy for him." Keaton said she's still open to finding lasting love, "but I can't imagine it. You have to put yourself out there, and that's really hard for me.

Always was." Diane Keaton and Other Celebrity Women Aging Gracefully Instead, she prefers spending time with close friends like Jack Nicholson and admiring her "wall of men" - pictures she's collected of men she considers beautiful, including Sam Shepard and Jeremy Renner. But looks aren't everything. Keaton admitted to a crush on comedian Louis CK after watching him host "Saturday Night Live" recently. " "Oh! How could anybody be that funny?" she told People. "I don't think he's beautiful, but I am in love with him." 55 Celebrities Whose Real Names Will Surprise You | Thought Catalog 55 Celebrities Whose Real Names Will Surprise You Submit Cancel You might not have ever heard of “Maurice Micklewhite,” “Olivia Jane Cockburn” or “Diane Hall” — but you’ve certainly heard of the actors who were born with these names. When the Hollywood system started, people commonly took simplified versions of their names to make them easier for people to say. Doris Day is much simpler than “Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff” and Clayton Holmes Grissom picked “Clay Aiken” when signing up for American Idol — because it was just more memorable.

Or if you’re Albert Brooks, there’s no fucking possible way you can use your real name — because…well, you’ll see. Here are 55 people whose real names might surprise you. 1. Katy Perry Real Name: Katy Hudson The singer changed her name to avoid confusion with that other Hudson she shares a name with: Kate Hudson. 2. Demi Moore Her exes were born as “Walter Willis” and “Christopher Kutcher.” 3. Albert Brooks The reason for the name change should be pretty obvious. 4. Meg Ryan Real Name: Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra Is it just me or is her real name close to being a Fiona Apple album title? 5. Natalie Wood Real Name: Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko Born to Russian immigration parents, the young actress changed it to blend into the Hollywood times, like the Swedish Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, better known as Greta Garbo. 6. Woody Allen Come to think of it, Allen doesn’t sound very Jewish, does it? 7. Louis C.K. Real Name: Louis Szekely Louis C.K.’s stage name is barely such.

It’s just an easier way to say his actual last name, which is pronounced “See-kay.” 8. Joaquin Phoenix Real Name: Joaquin Rafael Bottom If he were gay, that last name would be perfection. 9. Garrison Keillor Real Name: Gary Edward Keillor See? Even NPR personalities use stage names. 10. Chevy Chase Real Name: Cornelius Crane Chase The actor got his name from the traditional English song “The Ballad of Chevy Chase,” which (unfortunately) was not about an old racist who is difficult to work with and derails brilliant shows. 11. Tina Fey Real Name: Elizabeth Stamatina Fey Like her 30 Rock character, Tina Fey’s real first name is “Liz.” 12. Ben Kingsley Real Name: Krishna Pandit Bhanji Like Barack Obama, Kingsley was born to a white mother and Kenyan father — of Indian Muslim descent. 13. Olivia Wilde Real Name: Olivia Jane Cockburn My last name rhymes with another word for a penis, which made Middle School rough. Olivia Cockburn, I’m here for you, if ever you need to talk. 14.

Alan Alda Real Name: Alphonso d’Abruzzo Alda’s last name was concocted by putting together the first two letters of his first and last name. AL + DA = Alda. 15. Portia De Rossi Real Name: Amanda Lee Rogers I guess she figured that “Portia de Rossi” had more zest to it than “Amanda Rogers.” She was probably right. 16. Diane Keaton In real life, she shares a last name with her most famous character, Annie Hall. 17. Michael Caine Michael Caine named himself after Humphrey Bogart’s character in “The Caine Mutiny.” 18. Larry King Real Name: Lawrence Harvey Zeigler King was born to an Austrian father and mother from Belarus, both of whom were Orthodox Jews living in New York in the 1930s. All of this sounds like the set up to a Woody Allen bit. 19. George Michael Real Name: Georgios Panayiotou He should have just changed his name to “Glory Hole.” At least it’s truth in advertising. 20. Whoopi Goldberg Real Name: Caryn Johnson Her stage name was concocted from her ability to fart a lot.

(If you’ve seen her 1 in 3 commercials, you know she’s made quite the weird career out of bodily functions.) Her mother advised her to take a Jewish last name, arguing that it would help her career if people thought she was Jewish. 21. Hulk Hogan Real Name: Terry Jean Bollette If I wanted to scare someone, I’d tell them my name was Hulk, too. 22. Bea Arthur Real Name: Her co-star, Rue McClanahan, was born with the first name of “Eddi-Rue.” 23. Rock Hudson Real Name: Leroy Harold Scherer, Jr. Either way, he was still ridiculously hot — and gigantic. He was “6’5,” which basically makes him a skyscraper. 24. Miranda July Real Name: Miranda Jennifer Grossinger I have nothing to say here, except that I love Miranda July, in all of her forms. Miranda Grossinger, I accept you. 25. Elvis Costello Real Name: Declan Patrick McManus What’s weird: He actually looks more like a Declan than an Elvis to me. 26.

Joan Crawford Real Name: Lucille LeSueur It makes a lot of sense that she and Lucille Bluth would have the same first name, because they’re basically the same person. 27. Kirk Douglas Real Name: Issur Danielovitch Demsky I really like his actual name. There’s something appropriately commanding about a man named “Issur Demsky.” 28. Carmen Electra Real Name: Tara Patrick C’mon. There’s no way you thought anyone’s last name was “Electra,” unless that person is in a Sophocles play. 29. Audrey Hepburn Real Name: Edda Kathleen van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston Say that one five times fast. 30. Judy Garland Real Name: Frances Gumm However, Liza’s name is all hers. Her father was Vincente Minnelli, the classic musical director who worked with Judy in Meet Me in St. Louis. 31. Truman Capote Real Name: Truman Streckfus Persons Streckfus. Just…Streckfus. 32.

Julia Child Real Name: Julia Carolyn McWilliams “Child” is actually her married name, so this one’s a bit of a cheat, but it’s odd to me thinking of Julia Child with any other name. She just is Julia Child. 33. Dido Real Name: Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong I almost wish that she had used that as her stage name, just to see that whole thing on a concert poster or an album cover. “Stan” by Eminem ft. Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong takes it to a whole other level. 34. Elvira Real Name: Cassandra Peterson Did you know she was in a Bond movie and posed for a Tom Waits album? The woman has not had a boring career, that’s for sure. 35. Martin Sheen Real Name: Ramon Antonio Gerard Estevez That makes Charlie Sheen’s real name “Carlos Estevez,” as witnessed in the Machete Kills trailer. 36. Courtney Love Real Name: Love Michelle Harrison You can change the name, but you can’t change the cray. 37. Fred Astaire His famous dance partner, Ginger Rogers, was born Virginia Katherine McMath 38.

Tea Leoni Real Name: Elizabeth Tea Pantaleoni Every time I see her real last name, I just think of the word “pantalones.” 39. Bruno Mars Real Name: Peter Gene Hernandez Trivia question: What is Bruno Mars’ ethnicity? He’s like the racial spam of people — a little bit of everything. He is Filipino, Spanish, Puerto Rican, Hungarian and Ukranian, is Jewish and was born in Hawaii. 40. Gene Simmons Real Name: Chaim Witz Half of the original members of KISS were Jewish. If I could ever get Gene Simmons to play “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah,” I would die a happy human. 41. Helen Mirren Real Name: Ilyena Lydia Vasilievna Mironov Ilyena Mironov would be a great spy name. 42. Shania Twain Real Name: Eileen Regina Edwards Twain is her stepfather’s last name. 43. Anne Rice Real Name: Howard Allen O’Brien I also like “Howard O’Brien” better. It has a nice George Eliot thing going on, although Anne Rice is no George Eliot. 44.

Julianne Moore Julianne is a portmanteau of her first name and her middle name, Anne. 45. Kim Cattrall Real Name: Clare Woodgate She was born in Liverpool, hence the name, but as evidenced by The Ghost Writer, she can’t do a convincing British accent anyway. Much like Madonna. 46. Stevie Wonder 47. Abigail Van Buren (aka Dear Abby) Real Name: Pauline Ester Friedman I just love how close to Paul Friedman this is. 48. Dezi Arnas Real Name: Desiderio Albert Arnaz y De Acha III Oddly though, Lucille Ball really was Lucy’s actual name. It fits her so well I assumed it had to be fake, but sometimes the gods are kind. 49. Cary Grant Real Name: Archibald Alexander Leach There really is no way to make “Archibald Leach” roll off the tongue, is there? 50. Marilyn Monroe Real Name: Norma Jean Mortensen According to Monroe, she used to get picked on in school for being ugly.

So no matter how hideous you’re feeling today, remember that there was a universe in which Marilyn Monroe was not considered a golden paradigm of hotness. It gives you some perspective. 51. Dusty Springfield Real Name: Mary Isobel Catherine O’Brien If you’re reading this and you don’t know who Dusty Springfield is, you have a lot of YouTube-ing to do. 52. Michael Keaton Yeah, I wouldn’t want to be confused with cunnilingus cancer guy either. 53. Spike Lee Real Name: Shelton Lee Whenever Spike Lee acts like a royal brat, remembering that his real name is “Shelton” always puts things into perspective for me. “Sit down, Shelton. It’s time for a nap.” 54. Natalie Portman A dual Israeli and American citizen, “Portman” is her grandmother’s maiden name. 55. Harry Houdini Real name: Ehrich Weiss To be a magician, you have to have a catchy stage name — like David Kotkin, also known as David Copperfield.

Would anyone watch “Christopher Sarantakos: Mind Freak?” Diane Keaton Diane Keaton Nationality: United States Executive summary: Kay in The Godfather films Diane Keaton was raised in Los Angeles, and first appeared on stage in high school plays and summer stock productions, then studied drama at Santa Ana College before moving to New York. She worked and studied at Manhattan's Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater. She learned her early mannerisms in the original Broadway production of Hair, in which Keaton played three small parts on opening night. Three months into the play's run, though, she stepped into the role of Sheila, belting out "Easy to Be Hard", "Good Morning Starshine", and "Let the Sunshine In" nightly. Her next role was the female lead in Play It Again, Sam, co-starring the author, Woody Allen . It ran for more than a year, and Keaton was nominated for a Tony for her performance. Keaton made her film debut with a small role in Joseph Bologna 's ensemble comedy, Lovers and Other Strangers. Her second film is better remembered: The Godfather, where Keaton played Al Pacino 's paramour.

She then starred with Allen in the film adaptation of Play It Again, Sam, beginning their long screen collaboration, and falling in love with him. Together Allen & Keaton starred in several near-perfect comedies -- Love and Death, Manhattan, and Keaton's Oscar-winning turn in Annie Hall, Allen's autobiographical look at their love affair. They also co-starred in the merely delightful Sleeper, and Keaton, sans Allen, starred in Allen's first overtly serious film, Interiors. Their romance and collaboration ended after Manhattan in 1979, but Keaton was a major star in her own right by then, having been featured in several successful films without Allen's help, including The Godfather Part II with Pacino and Robert De Niro , Harry and Walter Go to New York with James Caan and Elliott Gould , and the dark and frightful Looking for Mr. Goodbar with Richard Gere . She was Oscar-nominated for her luminescent performance in Warren Beatty 's politically-charged masterpiece Reds, and was lauded for her work in Bruce Beresford 's compelling saga of three sisters, Crimes of the Heart with Jessica Lange and Sissy Spacek .

Keaton's career probably peaked with the overwrought comedy Baby Boom and another well-received collaboration with Allen, Radio Days. After that, she starred in The Good Mother, a controversial and unpopular drama of romance and child abuse, and her career has never quite regained its early heights. She has certainly not faded away, though, and she received additional Oscar nominations for Marvin's Room with Meryl Streep in 1996, and Something's Gotta Give with Jack Nicholson in 2003. Other late career high points include Coppola 's The Godfather Part III, Father of the Bride with Steve Martin , and The First Wives Club with Bette Midler and Goldie Hawn . In 1993, when Mia Farrow and Allen had a public spat over the appropriateness of his affair with Farrow's adopted daughter, Keaton co-starred in Allen's Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993). Father: Jack Hall (real estate broker) Mother: Dorothy Keaton (homemaker) Brother: Randall Hall (real estate agent) Sister: Dorrie Hall Diane Keaton Kisses Morgan Freeman at 2014 Toronto International Film Festival Pinterest Alberto E.

Rodriguez/Getty She’s dated Woody Allen and Al Pacino, but there’s one man who Diane Keaton would happily spend 40 years of her life with – Morgan Freeman . The Oscar winner made the confession Friday on the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival, where she locked lips with her Ruth & Alex costar. “Look at him!” she told ET Canada as she grabbed Freeman’s cheeks and pulled him in for a kiss. Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton Courtesy ET Canada They play a long-married couple who are overwhelmed by the thought of leaving their New York home of decades. “Why don’t you just admit it, just admit that you’d spend 40 years with me in your real life,” Keaton, 68, teased Freeman, 77. “I would! In a heartbeat,” he replied.

Question: What is Diane Keaton's real name?
Answer: Diane Hall